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Feasibility of a home-based palliative care intervention for elderly multimorbid survivors of critical illness

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MAYR, Florian B. | PLOWMAN, Judith L. | BLAKOWSKI, Sandra | SELL-SHEMANSKY, Kimberly | YOUNG, Joleene M. | YENDE, Sachin

BACKGROUND: Elderly patients frequently experience deteriorating health after critical illness, which may threaten their independence and predispose them to unplanned hospital readmissions and premature death. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the operational feasibility of a 90-day home-based palliative care intervention in multimorbid elderly Veteran survivors of critical illness. METHODS: A multidisciplinary home-based palliative care intervention was provided for multimorbid elderly veterans who were discharged home after admission to the intensive care unit for sepsis, pneumonia, heart failure, or exacerbation of chronic obstructive lung disease. RESULTS: Fifteen patients enrolled in the study, 11 (73%) of whom completed all visits; thus the prespecified goal of >70% completion was met. Median (interquartile range [IQR]) age of the patients was 76 (69-87) years. Participants had a median (IQR) of 8 (7-8) concurrent chronic health conditions, were moderately debilitated at baseline, and were all male. The median (IQR) time to the first study visit was 8 (5-12) days. Patients had a median (IQR) of 8 (5-11) in-home visits and 6 (3-7) telephone encounters during the 90-day study period. Nurses spent a median (IQR) cumulative time of 330 (240-585) minutes on home visits and 30 (10-70) minutes on telephone visits. The median (IQR) time per home provider visit was 90 (75-90) minutes. We estimated the median (IQR) cost per patient to be $2321 ($1901-$3331). CONCLUSION: A comprehensive home-based palliative care intervention is operationally feasible in elderly multi-morbid survivors of critical illness and may result in improved physical functioning and quality of life and fewer unplanned emergency department visits.

https://aacnjournals.org/ajcconline/article/30/1/e12/31266/Feasibility-of-a-Home-Based-Palliative-Care

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